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The clean forceful lines of the neo- classical new town hall were in marked contrast to its rather sedate and friendly looking predecessor, built by the Luton architects John Williams & Sons

The Luton factory's great wartime feat was to design and build a completely new tank, which was ready for production within a year of the conflict starting.

puzzling 8th-century monument inside, which reads: 'Underneath the corruptible parts of a vicar, one husband, two helpmeets, both wives and both Anns, a triplicity of persons in two twains but one

The village of Eastham is about one mile inland from the River Mersey, but one of its claims to fame is that it has the largest canal locks in the country - these give entry to the Manchester Ship Canal

Briefly, the advertising strategy changed, laying stress now not on the 'bucket and spade' charms of Southsea as a seaside resort but on the city's history and its naval and military heritage.

This area was once noted for its shipbuilding, but only one yard survives today, with a sizeable dry dock. Out of sight round a bend in the River Torridge is Bideford.

It originally served as a seminary, but only until 1889; it then became the Franciscan Monastery of the Immaculate Conception.

It originally served as a seminary, but only until 1889; it then became the Franciscan Monastery of the Immaculate Conception.

All the towers were originally surmounted with round turrets, but only those on the inner ward towers have survived.

Eastwood Grange c1955 This is Eastwood Grange, but on the outskirts of Ashover are the remains of Eastwood Old Hall, built by Sir Thomas Reresby and blown up in 1646 by Parliamentarian troops

There is not one tourist in sight, but only those who make a hard fought living from the sea.

In 1808 a group of cottages stood on the western side of the road facing Dole Green, but only one early 19th-century building had survived by the 1990s.

'Babbacombe' Lee was sentenced to hang, but on the appointed day, 23 February 1885, the trapdoor on the scaffold jammed three times: Lee's sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

Aveton Gifford (pronounced Auton, meaning the settlement on the Avon) stands at the head of the estuary.

Aveton Gifford (pronounced Auton, meaning the settlement on the Avon) stands at the head of the estuary.

The chapel, which is famed for its elaborate carvings, was founded in 1446 as a collegiate church, but only the lady chapel and choir were completed.

A large broad exposed to the cold east wind, Hickling can appear grey and unfriendly on a bleak day, but on sunny summer days it provides an exhilarating sail.

There are some fine buildings here, many of them ancient, but one or two are deceptive - The Ormond's Head, for example.

But on the enlightened Isle of Man they already had it. Women were given the vote in 1881; the first woman member of the House of Keys was Mrs Marion Shimmin, elected in February 1933.

It is 17th-century in origin with 13 arches in total, but only 12 are visible from the west. To complicate matters further, only 6 are visible in this picture.

New Winchelsea was laid out in a grid system, but only the north-eastern quarter is currently used.

This area was once noted for its shipbuilding, but only one yard survives today, with a sizeable dry dock. Out of sight round a bend in the river is Bideford.

The green and the surrounding roads and houses may look a little different today, one hundred years after this photograph was taken, but one landmark remains reassuringly constant and permanent: Hawkley's

The ever-changing coastline has very much dictated the fortunes of Aldeburgh, but one thing which has not changed is the activity of local fishermen, who park their boats on the shingle bank which runs